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2001 Census - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 2001
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Home languages spoken on a regular basis (CA2001A_HLNBP)

Data file: CAN2001_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 277
End: 277
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="CA01A458">15(b). Does this person speak any other languages on a regular basis at home?<br /><div class="i1">[] No<br />[] Yes, English<br />[] Yes, French<br />[] Yes, other -- specify ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 No other language
2 English
3 French
4 English and French
5 Non-official languages
9 Unknown
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="CA01A453 CA01A454 CA01A455 CA01A456 CA01A457 CA01A458 CA01A460 CA01A461 CA01A462 CA01A463 CA01A464 CA01A465 CA01A466 CA01A467 CA01A468 CA01A469 CA01A470 CA01A471 CA01A472 CA01A473 CA01A474"><div class="i2"><span class="em">Questions 13 to 16 -- Language</span></div><br /><div class="i3">For persons who use Aboriginal or Indian languages: report the specific Aboriginal language (such as Cree or Ojibway) or the specific Indian language (such as Punjabi or Hindi); do not report "Indian".<br />For persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have a speech disability: report knowledge of English, French, or other languages, including sign language; report the language used most often at home to communicate, including sign language.</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CA01A456 CA01A457 CA01A458"><div class="i2"><span class="em">Question 15 -- Languages spoken at home</span></div><br /><div class="i3">Part (a): Report the language spoken most often at home. Report more than one language only if all languages are spoken equally often.<br />For a person who lives alone: report the language in which you feel most comfortable.<br />For a child who has not yet learned to speak: report the language spoken most often to this child at home. If two languages are spoken, report the language spoken most often. If both languages are used equally often, report both languages.<br />Part (b): Report any other languages that the person speaks at home on a regular<br />basis, but not as often as the language reported in part (a).</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates other languages spoken on a regular basis at home by the individual at the time of the census. These languages differ from the language(s) spoken most often at home by the respondent.
Universe
Canada 2001: All persons

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Ethnicity and Language Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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